Crows, Thrushes and a Jay—22 September 2026

Twenty-one suggested identifications from Tuesday morning:

Robin, wren, house sparrow, chaffinch, long-tailed tit, great tit, blue tit, coal tit, meadow pipit, blackbird, house martin, siskin, spotted flycatcher, jay, white wagtail, dunnock, hooded crow, carrion crow, goldfinch, mistle thrush and song thrush.

Both the mistle thrush and song thrush appeared in the recording, along with both hooded and carrion crows—and a jay for a small flash of colour – that flash of bright blue on their wings is stunning. Their name derives from Garrulus a Latin word meaning chattering, babbling or noisy. If you’ve ever heard a jay, you’ll know that they are perfectly named.

And the house martins are still here – but no swallows today.

Birds are identified mainly by sound using the Merlin Bird ID app. The list is a record of what the app detected rather than a confirmed survey, so occasional misidentifications are possible—especially with unexpected or particularly exotic visitors.